Another bill wants to ban kids from social media
Lawmakers’ efforts to limit the use of social media by kids are continuing into 2025 with the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA). The bill, which would prevent kids under 13 from creating social media accounts, advanced through the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday, as reported earlier by Politico.
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Senators revive bill to ban kids under 13 from social media
A group of influential senators are renewing efforts to ban children under 13 from social media and prohibit platforms from targeting teens with personalized recommendations, a sweeping proposal that is poised to gain steam with Republicans in control of Congress.
Government one step closer to kicking kids under 13 off social media
The Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA), was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee yesterday (per Gizmodo). This initial hurdle is a good sign for the bill backed by both Republican senators Ted Cruz and Katie Britt and Democratic senator Brian Schatz.
‘Pathetic Fart’ of a Bill That Bans Kids from Social Media Moves Forward
Civil liberties groups warn that the Kids Off Social Media Act would restrict First Amendment-protected speech and lead to more invasive surveillance of all social media users. Best of CES 2025 Awards ➜ We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our sites.
Social media ban for kids under 13 advances through US Senate committee
U.S. kids under 13 could soon be banned from accessing social media platforms, as an age assurance law makes its way through the Senate.
Connecticut Lawmaker Seeks To Ban Social Media’s Use Of Algorithms On Minors
The General Assembly's Joint Committee On Children heard public hearing testimony Thursday on a bill to prohibit social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and others from using algorithms to target youth ages 16 and under.
What’s Da Scoops With the Social Media Bill for Kids?
Davey D, Lina Girl discuss the top-of-mind topic of the day. The big story today: There is a bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to keep kids off
Review to examine if children are safe online
A review is to examine whether measures to keep Jersey children safe from harm online are sufficiently robust.The children, education and home affairs scrutiny panel wants to find out about good ...
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Bill banning social media for youngsters advances
In addition to banning social media for kids under 13 ... are expected to re-introduce the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill the Senate passed 91-3 in the last session. And more states are ...
The big thing missing in stories about teens and social media
Social media is bad for teens, right? That's a lot of what we hear. But a recent study examined voices missing from the ...
Dangers of social media for children 'like cancer risk of smoking', says counter-terrorism chief
Britain's head of counter-terrorism policing has called for Parliament to "explore" implementing age verification on social ...
YOU, YOUR KIDS & SCHOOL: Creating safe virtual connections for kids
Social distancing, by its very nature, has caused us to be apart from those in-person human connections that we took for granted. After six weeks of being isolated from others, many are starting ...